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From: pharos <pharos@hushmail.com>
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Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2009 12:44:13 +1300
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This is a complete newbie question but, how do people maintain their
security and safety?
Obviously I digitally shred everything I download once I have used it
and also the cache and associated files of the newsreader application I
am using. I am therefore assuming that there is no physical trace of my
on-line activities on the computer I'm using. However I recently heard
a story (true or not) that the authorities were tracing peoples access
to certain materials through their ip addresses and also laying traps
with images that alerted the authorities when someone viewed them and
gave them their ip and from that their physical address. This sounds
really scary and I am waiting for a knock on my door.
How worries should I actually be and what steps can I take to reduce my
exposure?
Any advice from more experienced people would be gratefully received.
Cheers
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